# Short Plays — Character guide

> Key figures in Short Plays by George Bernard Shaw.

- [Eliza Shakespeare](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/eliza_shakespeare.md): A character in The Dark Lady of the Sonnets, possibly Queen Elizabeth or a figure of Shakespeare's imagination.
- [O'Flaherty](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/o_flaherty.md): An Irish soldier and protagonist of O'Flaherty V.C., returning home with a Victoria Cross.
- [Cashel Byron](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/cashel_byron.md): A prizefighter and central character in The Admirable Bashville, navigating love and class conflict.
- [Gregory Juno](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/gregory_juno.md): A married couple in Overruled, exploring marital fidelity and temptation.
- [Lydia Carew](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/lydia_carew.md): A wealthy heiress and love interest in The Admirable Bashville, torn between suitors.
- [Mrs. Lunn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/mrs_lunn.md): A married woman in Overruled, entangled in a web of romantic complications.
- [Blanco Posnet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/blanco_posnet.md): A horse thief and protagonist of The Showing-Up of Blanco Posnet, facing a moral crisis.
- [Lord Reginald Fitzambry](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/lord_reginald_fitzambry.md): A nobleman in Passion, Poison, and Petrifaction, caught in a farcical domestic drama.
- [Georgina Mitchener](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/georgina_mitchener.md): A character in Press Cuttings, involved in suffragette and political satire.
- [Captain Edstaston](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/captain_edstaston.md): A British officer in Great Catherine, caught between Russian court intrigue and romance.
- [Sir Pearce Madigan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/sir_pearce_madigan.md): A British general in O'Flaherty V.C., representing military authority.
- [Lord Augustus Highcastle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/lord_augustus_highcastle.md): A pompous aristocrat in Augustus Does His Bit, comically inept at wartime bureaucracy.
- [General Mitchener](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/general_mitchener.md): A military figure in Press Cuttings, satirizing militarism and politics.
- [Henry Apjohn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/henry_apjohn.md): A poet and suitor in The Admirable Bashville, competing for Lydia's affection.
- [Great Catherine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/great_catherine.md): The Russian empress in Great Catherine, a powerful and capricious ruler.
- [Anastasia Vulliamy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/anastasia_vulliamy.md): A character in The Fascinating Foundling, involved in a comedic adoption scheme.
- [Young Strapper](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/young_strapper.md): A young boxer in The Admirable Bashville, training under Cashel Byron.
- [Elder Daniels](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/elder_daniels.md): A religious elder in The Showing-Up of Blanco Posnet, representing frontier morality.
- [Squarcio](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/squarcio.md): A character in The Glimpse of Reality, involved in a Renaissance intrigue.
- [Patiomkin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/patiomkin.md): Catherine the Great's lover and advisor in Great Catherine, a boisterous courtier.
- [Lord Chamberlain](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/lord_chamberlain.md): A censorious official in The Rejected Statement, satirizing theatrical licensing.
- [Frank Harris](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/frank_harris.md): A real-life writer and editor, referenced in the preface as a critic of censorship.
- [Claire](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/claire.md): A character in Overruled, involved in the marital and romantic entanglements.
- [Catherine Dashkoff](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/catherine_dashkoff.md): A Russian princess in Great Catherine, a confidante and political player.
- [Ermyntrude](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/ermyntrude.md): A character in The Inca of Perusalem, involved in a wartime romance and intrigue.
- [Teresa](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/teresa.md): A character in O'Flaherty V.C., the mother of the protagonist.
- [Saint Barbara](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/saint_barbara.md): A saintly figure in The Glimpse of Reality, invoked in a religious context.
- [Feemy Evans](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/feemy_evans.md): A woman in The Showing-Up of Blanco Posnet, connected to the posse and Blanco.
- [Phyllis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/phyllis.md): A character in Passion, Poison, and Petrifaction, involved in the farcical plot.
- [Mrs. Bompas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/mrs_bompas.md): A character in How He Lied to Her Husband, a married woman in a comedic situation.
- [Thomas Tyler](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/thomas_tyler.md): A scholar in the preface to The Dark Lady of the Sonnets, discussing Shakespeare's identity.
- [Signor Count](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/signor_count.md): A character in The Glimpse of Reality, a foreign nobleman involved in the plot.
- [Dennis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/dennis.md): A character in O'Flaherty V.C., a local Irishman.
- [Ferruccio](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/ferruccio.md): A character in The Glimpse of Reality, a vengeful nobleman.
- [Giuliaccia](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/giuliaccia.md): A character in The Glimpse of Reality, a woman caught in a love triangle.
- [General Strammfest](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/general_strammfest.md): A military officer in Annajanska, involved in a revolutionary plot.
- [Bashville](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/bashville.md): A servant in The Admirable Bashville, loyal to Lydia and a secret poet.
- [Gregory Sibthorpe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/gregory_sibthorpe.md): A character in Overruled, a husband involved in the marital mix-ups.
- [Magnesia Adolphus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/magnesia_adolphus.md): A character in The Fascinating Foundling, a young woman seeking a husband.
- [Lieutenant Schneidekind](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/lieutenant_schneidekind.md): A German officer in The Inca of Perusalem, a comedic military figure.
- [Hamlet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/hamlet.md): Shakespeare's character, referenced in the interlude as a performed role.
- [Strega](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/strega.md): A character in The Glimpse of Reality, a witch or wise woman.
- [Sensation Adolphus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/sensation_adolphus.md): A character in The Fascinating Foundling, a young man seeking fortune.
- [Little Mother Naryshkin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/little_mother_naryshkin.md): A character in Great Catherine, a Russian noblewoman and mother figure.
- [Babsy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/babsy_jessie_emma.md): Children in The Showing-Up of Blanco Posnet, involved in the town's moral drama.
- [Miss Evans](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/miss_evans.md): A character in The Showing-Up of Blanco Posnet, a local woman.
- [Varinka](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/varinka.md): A servant girl in Great Catherine, involved in the court's antics.
- [Lord Worthington](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/lord_worthington.md): A suitor in The Admirable Bashville, competing for Lydia's hand.
- [Ned Donnelly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/ned_donnelly.md): A character in O'Flaherty V.C., a local Irishman and friend.
- [Mr. Cyril Maude](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/mr_cyril_maude.md): A real-life actor, mentioned in the preface as a performer of Shaw's plays.
- [Aurora](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/aurora.md): A character in The Music Cure, a young woman seeking a musical remedy.
- [Blueloo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/blueloo.md): A character in Press Cuttings, a suffragette or political figure.
- [Mr. Lunn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/mr_lunn.md): A husband in Overruled, part of the marital comedy.
- [Ben Jonson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/ben_jonson.md): Shakespeare's contemporary playwright, referenced in the interlude.
- [Queen Elizabeth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/queen_elizabeth.md): The English queen, a character in The Dark Lady of the Sonnets.
- [George Fitztollemache](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/george_fitztollemache.md): A character in The Fascinating Foundling, a young man seeking a wife.
- [Mercer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/mercer.md): A character in The Fascinating Foundling, a legal or official figure.
- [Horace Brabazon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/horace_brabazon.md): A character in The Fascinating Foundling, a suitor or official.
- [Balsquith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/balsquith.md): A politician in Press Cuttings, satirizing government and war.
- [Lord Gorell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/lord_gorell.md): A character in The Inca of Perusalem, a courtier or official.
- [Fitz Dastard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/fitz_dastard.md): A villainous character in Passion, Poison, and Petrifaction.
- [Sir Henry Irving](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/sir_henry_irving.md): A famous actor-manager, referenced in the preface to The Dark Lady.
- [Lucian](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/lucian.md): A character in The Admirable Bashville, a poet or suitor.
- [Colonel Lockwood](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/colonel_lockwood.md): A military officer in The Showing-Up of Blanco Posnet.
- [Mistress Mary Fitton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/bell_mistress_mary_fitton.md): The Dark Lady of the Sonnets, a character in the play of that name.
- [Oscar Wilde](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/oscar_wilde.md): A writer referenced in the preface, as a victim of censorship.
- [The Inca](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/the_inca.md): A German emperor figure in The Inca of Perusalem, a satirical ruler.
- [Mrs. Warren](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/mrs_warren.md): A character from Shaw's earlier play, referenced in the preface.
- [Lohengrin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/lohengrin.md): A Wagnerian opera character, referenced in The Music Cure.
- [Ibsen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_se/characters/ibsen.md): The playwright, referenced in the preface as a dramatic influence.

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